Flags‚ history‚ wars‚ deaths. All of these words have to do with each and every individual country. The United States and Canada have fought in many wars together‚ had many losses of veterans and civilians‚ waved our individual flags‚ and much more! But what I’m going to talk to you about today is the many similarities and differences of the countries‚ and how the countries came about. The United States of America started out as just individual states. But as time went on‚ the states slowly merged
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Culture Essay Assignment: The American Flag The American Flag‚ the purest and most concrete representation of the United States‚ embodies all that is America. Americans stand‚ hand over their heart listening to their national anthem‚ gazing at it with eyes full of love‚ respect and awe. The American national anthem‚ “The Star Spangled Banner‚” was inspired by‚ and sings in esteem of its resistance‚ standing among the rockets and bombs bursting in air. It symbolizes truth‚ liberty and justice
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“All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and emotions‚ stirred into activity by the ruthless goddess of distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of the people.” (Hitler and Murphy). Throughout the centuries of human existence‚ there have been thousands of movements‚ some big‚ some small‚ however‚ none as monumental as the Holocaust. The Holocaust started when the Nazi’s came to power in January 1933 and didn’t end until twelve
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change their national flag? The current on-going Australian debate is one that I wholeheartedly agree with. Should Australia change their national flag? Yes‚ yes we should. As an Australian citizen I believe we need to acknowledge the ancestors of our land‚ the aborigines who were here long before European settlers. We need to also acknowledge the fact that we are an independent nation‚ the Union Jack in the top corners suggests Australia to be a British colony. The current flag is anachronistic
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AUSTRALIAN FLAG BE CHANGED? The Australian flag was chosen in 1901‚ when a competition was held to design our country’s flag. The guidelines of this competition included that the Union Jack and Southern Cross should appear on the flag. However‚ I believe that in the year 2001‚ the Australian flag needs to be changed. During the course of this essay‚ I will show that the Australian flag does not represent all Australians‚ in particular‚ Aboriginal Australians and that the symbols on our flag are no
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prideful of our young‚ yet extensive‚ war repertoire. Although there is nothing coherently wrong with this feeling of pride‚ we often forget the sacrifices made in the form of lives‚ in order for those iconic images to be taken. In James Bradley’s Flags of Our Fathers‚ he makes sure to emphasize the outer effects of war that reaches past that of what we can see in those instilled images. Specifically‚ the hundreds of thousands of soldiers that helped lead to victory and who were not credited‚ and
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Confederate States of America: Beauregard Battle Flag Chantell L. Bonham Atwood-Hammond High School Abstract In this research paper I will be discussing the controversies with the Confederate Battle Flag known today as the “Rebel Flag” and the “Beauregard Battle Flag”. In this paper‚ you will see the National Association of the Advancement for Colored People (NAACP)‚ this is an organization that helps protects colored people’s rights. I went about researching everything using the
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The Canadian National Flag The Canadian Flag‚ sometimes referred to as the "Maple Leaf"‚ is a true symbol of Canada and shows how we love our land by having a maple leaf on the flag. The colours of the flag are the official national colours of Canada‚ red and white. King George V appointed them in 1921. The Maple Leaf wasn’t the only flag Canada had. Prior to the Maple Leaf there was the St. George’s cross. The St. Georges Cross was an English Flag of the 15th century. It was flown over Canada
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in lots of different ways because we like basketball. Furthermore‚ Randell does extraordinarily well in the subjects math and science. Randall is one the smartest students in his class. Randall is in one of the most elite clubs in his school the National Junior Honor Society. There is no more than fifteen of the top students in the school are in this club. Randall has the highest Grade Point Average in his school at an outstanding 4.97. To keep your Grade Point Average at that high of a number you
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The flag of the United States passed the first flag act on June 14‚ 1777. But‚ what is the true meaning behind the flag? What does the red‚ blue‚ white‚ 13 stripes and 50 stars represent? Throughout history the united states had many changes to its flag but when the official flag was adopted it became a patriotic symbol to our nation. Colonists-first flag was known as the grand union. It had 13 stripes‚a red and white cross. The flag was in the navy until June 14‚1777. Another Flag‚ was the
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